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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: "Quintessence" origin Jeanne Cavelos #170716 10/18/2007 11:03 PM Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Faldage Carpal Tunnel Faldage Carpal Tunnel Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 13,803 Googling pempte-ousia aristotle I could only find that Aristotle called it ether (aither in Greek) and that it was also called pempte-ousia which the Romans translated as quinta essentia Copy Link to Clipboard Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted "Quintessence" origin Jeanne Cavelos 10/18/2007 6:57 PM Re: "Quintessence" origin Faldage 10/18/2007 11:03 PM Re: "Quintessence" origin themilum 10/19/2007 1:22 AM Re: "Quintessence" origin aibohphobia 10/22/2007 3:31 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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